Leicester City Council may seek 'ban' order over child sex exploitation fears

Lawyers for Leicester City Council went to the Family Division of the High CourtPhoto: ALAMY

By Agency

5:21PM GMT 28 Nov 2014

A second local authority is considering taking civil court action against men thought to be sexually exploiting a vulnerable child - in the wake of ground-breaking moves by social services bosses in Birmingham.

Leicester City Council said it had concerns about a 16-year-old girl and a lawyer told a High Court judge that officials were considering legal action.

Mark Roscoe told Mr Justice Keehan, at a hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London, that efforts were being made to identify men thought to be involved with the youngster.

He said council officials were having discussions with police, before the judge said the teenage should not be named.